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If you’re looking for seed capital, Omer Hazer from First Cut Ventures offers a quick overview of the key points you need to cover when pitching for investment. If you’re like most founders, chances are that you have either bootstrapped your way so far or you have used what little money you could raise through […]

Visa’s 2017 Everywhere Initiative calls on start-ups that have women in leadership, with the aim of empowering women in the finance and technology industries. Visa, the global payments company, has today launched its second annual Everywhere Initiative aimed at Australia and New Zealand start-ups that have women in leadership. Visa’s Everywhere Initiative challenges start-ups to […]

Want to be your own boss or thinking about starting a business? There’s never been a better (or more necessary) time to take action! This week the NZ Herald’s Frances Cook, spoke with NZ Entrepreneur editor Richard Liew about the rise of the gig economy, self employment, remote working and entrepreneurship. If you’re thinking about […]

With a final sprint towards the election this Saturday, what would it mean for workplace relations in New Zealand’s SMEs if there was a change in government? Jen Tweed, Managing Director of workplace relations firm Employsure explains: “Whichever party wins, managing workplace relations is, and will continue to be, tough for SMEs. If a change […]

New research into the onboarding process has uncovered an astounding insight, with 37% of new starters admitting to having a serious problem either between accepting their offer or starting their job. Cloud solution webonboarding surveyed 4,000 office workers, with 1,000 respondents being from New Zealand and interestingly reporting the highest number of new employees who […]

UK technology news site Tech Radar has named New Zealand company, Secured Signing, in the top 3 best electronic signature solutions currently on the global market. Adam Marshall from Tech Radar describes Secured Signing as “the one-stop digital signatures service to get to the all-important dotted line as soon as possible”. Marshall also writes, “We’re […]

Erin Wansbrough has been appointed Chief Executive of Waikato business founder incubator SODA Inc and will join SODA Inc next month. Soda Inc says the appointment is an exciting choice as she has a passion for entrepreneurship and brings a depth of business experience and knowledge of commercialisation. Most recently Erin has been working at […]

Free business training programmes will be available for South Waikato residents to help launch and grow businesses in the region. Firestation, a central North Island business growth centre, is seeking applicants for their Activate and Incubate courses. The programmes will be fully funded by South Waikato Investment Fund Trust (SWIFT). SWIFT chairman Ian Elliott says […]

A survey of businesses from across New Zealand has revealed that despite the challenges and uncertainty caused by the 2011 Canterbury earthquakes, Christchurch businesses are more confident about taking risks than the rest of the country. Commissioned by insurance group, Suncorp New Zealand, UMR Research spoke to 415 small, medium and large New Zealand companies about […]

Today the simple fact is that if a business in New Zealand does not offer the ability to purchase goods or services online it is losing business. Even successful brick and mortar retailers with a loyal customer base recognise that foot traffic alone isn’t sustainable, or profitable, forever. Living in a globally connected digital age […]

A look at what kinds of things you can (and should) systematise, and the importance of evolving your systems as your business changes and grows. A vehicle needs its engine and chassis to be kept in good working order if it’s going to reach its destination safely. That’s why new cars are sold with a […]

How do you determine the price to charge customers for your products and services? Here are some typical methods: Charge a bit less than or the same as competitors Charge a bit more than the product or service costs Charge as much as you need to earn to cover your costs, i.e. break even Charge […]